EDUCATION IN VIETNAM

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Education in Vietnam is divided into five levels: pre-primary, primary, intermediate, secondary, and higher education.Formal education consists of twelve years of basic education. Basic education consists of five years of primary education, four years of intermediate education, and three years of secondary education. The majority of basic education students are enrolled on a half-day basis.
1.Pre-primary education
Public kindergartens usually admit children ranging from 18 months to 5 years of age. Sometimes, four- or five-year-old children are taught the alphabet and basic arithmetic.
2.Primary education
Children normally start primary education at the age of six. Education at this level lasts for 5 years and is compulsory for all children. The country's literacy rate is over 90%
3.Intermediate education
Includes sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth grade. Until its abolition in 2006, students had to pass the Intermediate Graduation Examination (IGE) presented by the local Department of Education and Training to graduate. This educational level is homogeneous throughout most of the country, except in very remote provinces, which expect to popularize and standardize middle education within the next few years. Intermediate education is not compulsory in Vietnam
4.Secondary education
Secondary education ;consists of grades from ten to twelve. The IGE is a prerequisite entrance examination for secondary schooling. The IGE score determines the schools at which students are able to enroll. The higher the score, the more prestigious the school.
Students are not free to choose what they study. To graduate, students must pass the following courses:literature,mathematics,...
5.Higher education
Entrance is based on the sto universities. Securing a placcores achieved in the entrance examination. High school graduates need high scores to be admitted e in a public university is considered a major step towards a successful career, especially for those from rural areas or disadvantaged families. The pressure on the candidates therefore remains very high despite the measures taken to reduce the importance of these exams. In 2010, it was estimated that over one million students took the exam, but on average only 20% passed.
Normally, candidates take three exams; each lasts 180 minutes for the fixed group of subjects they choose. There are 4 fixed groups of subjects:
• Group A: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
• Group B: Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry
• Group C: Literature, History, Geography
• Group D: Literature, Foreign Language, Mathematics
Besides, there are also groups H, M, N, R, T and V.